Ladislao Diwa was a Filipino patriot who was among the founders of the Katipunan that initiated the Philippine Revolution against Spain in 1896.

He worked as a curial del juzgado in Quiapo (1892) and an escribano for the province of Pampanga (1893-1896). He was a Freemason under the Taliba Lodge and was a member of La Liga Filipina (“Baguio”). He was imprisoned in Fort Santiago from 1896 to 1897.

He served as the politico-military governor of Cavite from 7 Oct 7 1898 to 13 May 1901. The Caridad Elementary School in Cavite City was renamed Ladislao Diwa Elementary School in his honor in November 1964.

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